Microbiology
Midterm Questions
- Jersey College
Revised Questions
and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBthatBprovidesBaBthree-
dimensionalBimageBofBaBspecimenBisBaB-BBAnswerBScanningBElectronBMicroscope
(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBcapableBofBobservingBlivingBmicroorganismsBisBthe:B
-BBAnswerBPhase-ContrastBMicroscope
(ch.1)BWhichBscientistBisBmostBresponsibleBforBendingBtheBcontroversyBaboutBspont
aneousBgeneration?B-BBAnswerBLouisBPasteur
(ch.1)BFossilsBofBprokaryotesBgoBback:B-BBAnswerB3.5BtoB4.0BBillionByears
(ch.1)BA(n)B____________BisBnotBaBmicroorganism.B-BBAnswerBInsect
(ch.1)BTheBorderBofBtheBtaxonomicBcategoryBis:B-
BBAnswerBDomain,BKingdom,BPhylum,BClass,BOrder,BFamily,BGenus,BSpecies
,(ch.1)BComplexBcommunitiesBofBmicroorganismsBonBsurfacesBareBcalled:B-
BBAnswerBBiofilms
(ch.1)BABrelationshipBbetweenBorganismsBinBwhichBtheBwasteBproductBofBoneBprovi
desBnutrientsBforBanotherBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerBMutualism
(ch.1)BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBsiteBofBtheBhumanBbodyBdoesBNOTBhaveBaBnormalB
flora?Intestine,Bskin,BvaginaBorBbloodB-BBAnswerBBlood
(ch.1)BTheBfollowingBindustriesBusesBmicroorganisms:B-
BBAnswerBChemical,BWine,BCheeseBandBotherBfoodBproductions,BAlcohol,BPharmace
uticalBAgents,BAgriculture,BWaterBSupplyBTreatment
(ch.1)BAllBbacteriaBare:B-BBAnswerBProkaryoticBcells
(ch.1)BCellsBthatBcontainBaBnucleusBare:B-BBAnswerBEukaryoticBCells
(ch.1)BTheBtaxonomicBresourceBforBbacteriaBisBthe:B-BBAnswerBBergen'sBManual
(ch.1)BTheBproteinsBimplicatedBinBspongiformBencephalopathyBare:B-
BBAnswerBPrions
(ch.1)BTheBcleanupBofBdifferentBindustrialBwasteBisBreferredBtoBas:B-
BBAnswerBBioremediation
(ch.2)BTheBatomicBnumberBequalsBtheBnumberBof:B-BBAnswerBProtons
(ch.2)BABchemicalBbondBinBwhichBelectronsBareBequallyBsharedBisBa:B-
BBAnswerBNonBpolarBCovalentBBond
, (ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBwaterBmoleculesBisBa:B-BBAnswerBHydrogenBBond
(ch.2)BTheBoutermostBshellBofBanBatomBcanBholdBupBtoB___Belectrons.B-
BBAnswerB8
(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBsodiumBandBchlorineBatomsBinBsodiumBchlorideBisBa:B-
BBAnswerBIonicBBond
(ch.2)BSucroseBisBcomposedBof:B-BBAnswerBGlucoseBandBfructose
(ch.2)BTheBunitBmoleculesB(monomers)BofBcarbohydratesBandBglucoseBandBfructoseB
areBexamplesBof:B-BBAnswerBMonosaccharides
(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBaminoBacidsBisBa:B-BBAnswerBPeptideBBond
(ch.2)BTheBRNABnucleotideBbadeBthatBpairsBwithBadenineBofBDNABis:B-
BBAnswerBUracil
(ch.2)BGlucoseBandBfructoseBareBexamplesBof:B-BBAnswerBMonosaccharides
(ch.2)BNeutronsBareBparticlesBwithB-BBAnswerBNoBcharge
(ch.2)BAnBatomBwithBsameBnumberBofBprotonsBbutBaBdifferentBnumberBofBneutron
sBisBcalledBa:B-BBAnswerBIsotope
(ch.2)BABpositivelyBchargedBionBisBa:B-BBAnswerBCation
(ch.2)BTheBbreakdownBofBlargeBmoleculesBintoBsmallerBonesBinBtheBpresenceBofBw
aterBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerBHydrolysis
Midterm Questions
- Jersey College
Revised Questions
and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBthatBprovidesBaBthree-
dimensionalBimageBofBaBspecimenBisBaB-BBAnswerBScanningBElectronBMicroscope
(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBcapableBofBobservingBlivingBmicroorganismsBisBthe:B
-BBAnswerBPhase-ContrastBMicroscope
(ch.1)BWhichBscientistBisBmostBresponsibleBforBendingBtheBcontroversyBaboutBspont
aneousBgeneration?B-BBAnswerBLouisBPasteur
(ch.1)BFossilsBofBprokaryotesBgoBback:B-BBAnswerB3.5BtoB4.0BBillionByears
(ch.1)BA(n)B____________BisBnotBaBmicroorganism.B-BBAnswerBInsect
(ch.1)BTheBorderBofBtheBtaxonomicBcategoryBis:B-
BBAnswerBDomain,BKingdom,BPhylum,BClass,BOrder,BFamily,BGenus,BSpecies
,(ch.1)BComplexBcommunitiesBofBmicroorganismsBonBsurfacesBareBcalled:B-
BBAnswerBBiofilms
(ch.1)BABrelationshipBbetweenBorganismsBinBwhichBtheBwasteBproductBofBoneBprovi
desBnutrientsBforBanotherBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerBMutualism
(ch.1)BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBsiteBofBtheBhumanBbodyBdoesBNOTBhaveBaBnormalB
flora?Intestine,Bskin,BvaginaBorBbloodB-BBAnswerBBlood
(ch.1)BTheBfollowingBindustriesBusesBmicroorganisms:B-
BBAnswerBChemical,BWine,BCheeseBandBotherBfoodBproductions,BAlcohol,BPharmace
uticalBAgents,BAgriculture,BWaterBSupplyBTreatment
(ch.1)BAllBbacteriaBare:B-BBAnswerBProkaryoticBcells
(ch.1)BCellsBthatBcontainBaBnucleusBare:B-BBAnswerBEukaryoticBCells
(ch.1)BTheBtaxonomicBresourceBforBbacteriaBisBthe:B-BBAnswerBBergen'sBManual
(ch.1)BTheBproteinsBimplicatedBinBspongiformBencephalopathyBare:B-
BBAnswerBPrions
(ch.1)BTheBcleanupBofBdifferentBindustrialBwasteBisBreferredBtoBas:B-
BBAnswerBBioremediation
(ch.2)BTheBatomicBnumberBequalsBtheBnumberBof:B-BBAnswerBProtons
(ch.2)BABchemicalBbondBinBwhichBelectronsBareBequallyBsharedBisBa:B-
BBAnswerBNonBpolarBCovalentBBond
, (ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBwaterBmoleculesBisBa:B-BBAnswerBHydrogenBBond
(ch.2)BTheBoutermostBshellBofBanBatomBcanBholdBupBtoB___Belectrons.B-
BBAnswerB8
(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBsodiumBandBchlorineBatomsBinBsodiumBchlorideBisBa:B-
BBAnswerBIonicBBond
(ch.2)BSucroseBisBcomposedBof:B-BBAnswerBGlucoseBandBfructose
(ch.2)BTheBunitBmoleculesB(monomers)BofBcarbohydratesBandBglucoseBandBfructoseB
areBexamplesBof:B-BBAnswerBMonosaccharides
(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBaminoBacidsBisBa:B-BBAnswerBPeptideBBond
(ch.2)BTheBRNABnucleotideBbadeBthatBpairsBwithBadenineBofBDNABis:B-
BBAnswerBUracil
(ch.2)BGlucoseBandBfructoseBareBexamplesBof:B-BBAnswerBMonosaccharides
(ch.2)BNeutronsBareBparticlesBwithB-BBAnswerBNoBcharge
(ch.2)BAnBatomBwithBsameBnumberBofBprotonsBbutBaBdifferentBnumberBofBneutron
sBisBcalledBa:B-BBAnswerBIsotope
(ch.2)BABpositivelyBchargedBionBisBa:B-BBAnswerBCation
(ch.2)BTheBbreakdownBofBlargeBmoleculesBintoBsmallerBonesBinBtheBpresenceBofBw
aterBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerBHydrolysis